Chapter 1059 Roosevelt Is Running

Historically, when Roosevelt ran for president for the third time, the United States had not yet entered the war, the isolationism and wait-and-see mood in the United States was still very strong, but now, it is completely different, and the United States has been completely involved in the war. middle!

In times of war, everything must be kept simple. The presidential campaign is a rather complicated process, which costs money and mind. The president of the United States should not waste time on this. There is not much time left for the United States!

"Even, I think that our presidential election can simplify the plan. We want to win the war, and we can't waste our limited energy on such meaningless and worthless activities. President Roosevelt is the most suitable for us in the United States. President, what do you think?" Lister said to the people below.

Immediately, many people were nodding their heads, and it made sense!

Roosevelt took the United States out of the predicament of the economic crisis. After that, Roosevelt led the United States to become stronger step by step. Before the invasion of the island country, Roosevelt realized the coming of the war and made preparations in advance, but it is a pity that the domestic isolationism is too much. Thick, so that Roosevelt could not let go.

The attack on Pearl Harbor fully verified Roosevelt's foresight, Roosevelt is the most suitable president of the United States!

However, how can the convention left by President Washington be broken?

Roosevelt did not attend this meeting. For him, staying out of the matter was the best choice. Just like the ancient Huaxia, it was taboo to wear a yellow robe on his own. Destiny to return, will have to accept it.

Roosevelt did not attend, but his wife, Eleanor, arrived at the chaotic venue just in time.

Looking at the people present, Eleanor showed the demeanor of the first lady. Her eyes were very moving, as if she could speak, and her voice was so soft, but not lacking in reason.

"1940 was not a normal period, it was a special period of war, and we should not be arguing about anything other than what we can do for the benefit of the country as a whole."

"Franklin did not have any idea of ​​breaking the convention, but I firmly believe that everyone present is rational, and they all hope to choose a president who is most suitable for our United States and can lead the United States to the final victory. I firmly believe that Franklin is the one People, in his heart, have always firmly believed that the United States will win, and Germany and the island countries will be the ultimate losers. He has been working hard for this."

Eleanor's words finally infected everyone present, and the voting within the Democratic Party finally decided to nominate Roosevelt as the next presidential candidate.

At this time, Roosevelt was inspecting the Newport News Shipyard. He is still the current president of the United States and is responsible for the interests of the United States.

America needs a lot of aircraft carriers! Although Roosevelt was not a soldier, he also had a keen premonition that the combination of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft would definitely change the future maritime warfare.

For example, if the islanders did not have an aircraft carrier, they would never have successfully attacked Pearl Harbor!

And now, to regain control of the Pacific Ocean, the United States needs to maximize its industrial production capacity and build a large number of aircraft carriers!

However, no matter how rich the United States is, it cannot afford hundreds of aircraft carriers. In this way, an affordable escort aircraft carrier is a better choice for the US Navy.

The escort aircraft carrier is distinguished from the fleet aircraft carrier. The fleet aircraft carrier is the main aircraft carrier of the navy. It has a large displacement and a large number of aircraft.

The biggest feature of the escort aircraft carrier is that it is small, and it is mainly used to escort merchant ships. They are generally deployed in front of convoys, using carrier-based aircraft to scout, attack submarines, or guide surface ships to attack. Offshore attacks are also possible, but are generally not involved in direct combat against enemy fleets.

These characteristics of the escort aircraft carrier determine that its cost is very low, and it can be mass-produced on the assembly line. Therefore, Roosevelt has always emphasized that a large number of escort aircraft carriers should be developed.

As a result, several shipyards responded quickly. The most violent one was the Newport News Shipyard. They claimed that they had built more than 30 escort aircraft carriers and had rich experience. If you give it to them, you can build one in two or three months!

This construction speed made Roosevelt very satisfied, so he came to the shipyard on this day to inspect.

Accompanying Roosevelt was the commander of the Pacific Navy, General Nimitz.

Last year, Roosevelt was aware of the dangers that may occur in the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, Roosevelt ordered the commander-in-chief of the US fleet, James Richardson, to move the fleet from the west coast to Hawaii to deter Japan. And the lack of resources in the district does not share the president's views, nor does it increase security awareness.

So, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt dismissed him, and when looking for his successor, he chose Nimitz, a fifty-year-old Navy veteran who was the most suitable candidate in Roosevelt's eyes.

However, Nimitz refused on the grounds of his "insufficient qualifications". The post was succeeded by his friend Admiral Haspen Kimmel. After Pearl Harbor, Nimitz was appointed commander of the Pacific Fleet. .

The situation in the Pacific is very dangerous, and Nimitz also has concerns. In particular, the number of aircraft carriers in the fleet is too small, and the construction cycle of new aircraft carriers is too long. How to have combat effectiveness is an urgent problem to be solved.

When the group came to the shipyard, they met Walter, the person in charge of the shipyard. At this time, Walter was full of confidence.

"How come you have the experience of building more than 30 escort aircraft carriers? The Navy has never placed an order at the Newport News Shipyard, right?" Nimitz asked immediately when he saw Walter.

"Yes, we have not placed an order, but we have previously accepted the order contract for a new German container ship. We have produced more than 30 ships in an assembly line method, with high speed and low cost. The ship, and the escort carrier we need, are on the same level."

With that said, Walter brought everyone to the conference room. On the spread out design drawings, Nimitz just glanced at it and knew that Walter was right. The 148-meter cargo ship has a flat deck at the top, the ship island is arranged on the right side, there is a lift on the side, and there is a layer of hangar below. This thing, where is a container ship, it is clearly an aircraft carrier! Moreover, the power is also good, reaching 18 knots!

"When the shipyard was in production, didn't they know that this was an escort aircraft carrier?" Roosevelt's dissatisfied voice came.